In the studio I keep most of the materials more related with Nuts for Paper business. But at my home office I like to keep some essential art supplies that often I carry around when I need them. Here's a sneak peak of it.

1) Embroidery line in dirty white for Nuts for Paper Notebooks
2) Paper Tissues - I always have a few packs in hand - not just because I have sinusitis but also I might need to wipe something clean.
3) Two small turquoise baskets with random things - tape, baker's twine, jewellery, buttons, ipod, telephone charger and memory disks.
4) Cubic glass jar with all the cables I might need. (Although most of the times there is always a few cables scattered around the desk).
5) I Love NY mug (it was a gift from my father brought from the NY airport) in this mug I keep my blue and purple shades of Copic Ciao markers.
6) Red Mug (Giant MUG) it's where I keep the rest of my Copic Ciao markers. Initially I wanted to separate the warm colours from the cold ones, but none of them are enough (yet) to fill these giant mugs,
7) Glass Cube filled with (almost) all my black and grey markers from various brands. It's also where I keep white pens and metallic markers. I also store here some of the brush pens (in grey and black)
8) Blue Mug - it's the miscellaneous mug - from number 2 pencils, to pens and Posca markers, to scissors, x-acto knife and the colour brush pens.
9) Wood piece from Woodography (they were my neighbours in the last Feira das Almas, and I couldn't resist this strange photo).
10) Bordallo Pinheiro Nenufar ceramic piece in blue. It's where I keep my pencil sharpeners, rubbers and USB pens.
11) My watch. Whenever I'm working I always take my watch.
12) Cutting mate
13) Table from IKEA

A few drawings on card size and toned paper. A while back I've purchased some cards in kraft type paper to make drawings. But I've always struggled with what to draw in such small size.
In the last few days, whenever I need a break from work I simple doodle something in these cards and voilá these are a few of the drawings that were born.

As the times pass I'm more sure and sure that illustration and drawing is one of the things that I love more to do. And I'm already setting as goal for 2016, that I want to dedicate myself more to do that.
Yesterday I was searching for old photos, and I found out that I hadn't share anything about this planner.

I have so many things to share in the following weeks - new notebooks, the end of few patterns or collections, more weekly planners and the expected 2016 planners| (I also hope to be able to create some calendars and a few other surprises).Tenho imensas novidades para partilhar nas próximas semanas - cadernos novos, o fim de algumas coleções, mais blocos de notas semanais e as esperadas agendas 2016! (espero ainda conseguir fazer calendários e mais uma ou outra surpresa).

Pumpkins and pumpkins... I'm slowly getting in the Halloween spirit!! #thisishalloween and still doing the #inktober 7th day and in this one the line art was made with pentel brush pen. Colours with copics and grey shading with kuretake brush writer in light grey

8th day of #inktober ... Fall hasn't arrive here yet. We can still dress light skirts and short sleeves. Used Kuretake Bimoji and Copics Ciao - B12, RV21, E00 and E11. Drawing, look and pose inspired by @kittenhoods

9th day of #inktober today I'm into pastel plaid and flowers. Used kuretake bimoji brush pen and copic.

10th day of #inktober today only in black ink. Done with kuretake bimoji brush pen

Could be a INKtober drawing, but it wasn't. Just a rant about a crazy monday.
My reaction to last Monday morning. I was expecting a quite and productive morning, instead there was noise, constant interruptions and no work done.

This month I decided to try something new and list a few of my favourites in a drawing format!

1)2015/2016 Planner- Handmade by me (Nuts for Paper.)
I was trying a new product design and ended up to stay with the tester for me. It's a mix of book cloth (the red part) and pattern design paper with ladybugs and butterflies. Of course in my favourite colour combo - red and blue.

2) Messenger Bag (from Asos brand)
I both this bag in the beginning of summer, but only now I'm starting to use it. I love this style of bag. I just wish it was a little bigger so my computer could fit in.

3) Blue Baker's Twine (from Made in Paper)
I've stock up my Baker's Twine - at moment I have it in three shades of blue. If I find more blue shades I might feel tempted to add it to my "collection".

4) Copic Ciao Markers
I've been building on this collection of markers in the past months. At the moment I have 73 different shades and I'm very happy with it! and with the perspective of creating more original artwork with them.

5) Curls Curls Curls Curls
At last, after so many months of pushing it back, I went to my hairdresser and make curls. I feel like myself again!

6) Hobbit Day!! (22nd of September)
If you don't know what Hobbit Day, it's Bilbo and Frodo Baggins birthday! (Yes, I'm a huge nerd and fan for Tolkien books, and also Peter Jackson movie adaptation). With that in mind I've started to re-read The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring!!

7) New Pencils
This month I got a few new colour pencils. I hadn't use them for a few years, and I'm very excited to use them again.

A sketch of me in my happy little corner in my living room. This is were usually sit and work, but also spend endless hours on the internet (and sometimes even playing Sims 4).
I also read and draw in this spot. It can be messy, but I'm working on it.

Are you ready for another post about planners?I don't want to scare you, but from now until the next year I will be talking a lot about planners!If you're curious about new pattern, new colours and the new layout of the inside of the planners, just keep reading...

And filled the first page with a drawing about it! It was also a comeback to paint with coloured pencils. And also a comeback of cartoonish self portraits in one of my most common outfits (my three shades of grey outfit - completely NOT related with any Shades of Grey book)